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Legal Citation: 372 U.S. 726 (1963)

Petitioner
William M. Ferguson

Respondent
Skrupa DBA Credit Advisors

Petitioner's Claim
That Kansas legislation regulating the business of "debt adjusting" did not constitute a violation of constitutional due process.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
William M. Ferguson

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Lawrence Weigand

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black (writing for the Court), William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, Arthur Goldberg, John Marshall Harlan II, William O. Douglas, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
22 April 1963

Decision
Kansas legislation regulating debt adjusting was held not to be a violation of the Due Process Clause.